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Boulder offers rebates to low-income applicants for tax paid on food

By Alex Burness

Staff Writer

Posted:
03/11/2018 03:00:00 PM MDT

Updated:
03/12/2018 10:00:32 PM MDT

Neilee Lujan, at left, laughs with her daughter-in-law Jessica Richards while playing with her grandson Jayce, 2, at right, and her neighbors daughter Neveah Saldi during a Emergency Family Assistance Association Thanksgiving dinner. Low-income families in Boulder can now apply for a rebate on city sales taxes that they pay on food. (Jeremy Papasso / Daily Camera)

Low-income individuals and families living in Boulder are eligible for rebates on city sales taxes they pay on food.

The city is now accepting applications for the program. They can be picked up at the West Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Ave., and must be submitted in person by June 29 or postmarked by June 30.

For qualifying individuals, the rebate is $83, and for families, it's $253.

In order to qualify, an individual must have income below 34,400. There is an income scale for families, in which families of two must have income below 39,300, families of three must have income below 44,200 and families of four must have income below 49,100.

Beyond the income qualifications, applicants must have been at least 62 years old as of Jan. 1, 2017, have a disability or be a member of a family with at least one child who was under 18 by that same date.

Those seeking more information on the program can find it online or call program administrator Jay Allen at 303-441-1836.

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